jenni_blog | WORLD CUP TRAINING PICS: VARIOUS TEAMS

These pics show various training methods and locations from many of this year's WC teams. Most of the pics would be great for icons, so please help yourself!
NOTE: There are NO pics of Cristiano Ronaldo from the Portugal team...this is because he tends to take all the attention away from the other players. And I feel that everyone has seen quite enough of him already. Also, for Argentina I have included NO pics of Diego ~~Belladonna~~ Maradona. This is just a matter of personal taste.

The Germany pics have none of the Bayern Munich players because they were all in Madrid for the Champions League final. Ditto for any of the other countries that have Bayern Munich or Inter Milan players.

Similarly, five of Mexico's players are missing. They play for Chivas de Guadalajara, who have reached the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores, to be played in July.

On a positive note, Team France is training in the French Alps. These photos are gorgeous as a result.

Enjoy!

A sample:

Raul Meireles of Portugal.

More Portugal pics:

Nani

Nani with Miguel Veloso

Miguel Veloso

Liedson

Deco

Danny Gomes

A couple of Italians. This is all I've got of the Italy team.

Marco Borriello and Alberto Gilardino.

GERMANY

The players arrive for training.

Lukas Podolski and Tim Wiese

Tim resting.

Poldi.

Marko Marin

Marcell Jansen.

Dennis Aogo.

Christian Traesch.

Arne Friedrich.

FRANCE

Marc Planus cycles in the French Alps.

Yoann Gourcuff. LOL.

Bacary Sagna runs beside a beautiful lake.

Hugo Lloris press conference.

Lloris and Mandanda play tennis.

Group shots.

Florent Malouda press conf.

Bacary Sagna presser.

THE NETHERLANDS

Rafa Van der Vaart and son.

Khalid Boulahrouz and his baby.

Dirk Kuyt with his children.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Dirk Kuyt take a drink.

NEW ZEALAND

Winston Reid.

PARAGUAY

Roque Santa Cruz.

With Nelson Haedo Valdez.

Oscar Cardozo.

Paulo Da Silva.

MEXICO

Memo and Gio arriving.

The goalkeepers.

Memo Ochoa.

Luis Michel.

Ricardo Osorio.

Rafa Marquez.

Jona Dos Santos.

Jona with Israel Castro.

Israel Castro.

Hector Moreno.

Hector Moreno and Rafa Marquez.

Guille Franco.

Gio Dos Santos.

Gerardo Torrado.

El Maza.

Efrain Juarez.

Chicharito.

Carlos Vela.

Blanco and Bofo.

Andres Guardado.

Alberto Medina.

Jorge Torres Nilo.

ARGENTINA

Sergio Romero.

Leo Messi.

Gonzalo Higuain and Maxi Rodriguez.

Carlos Tevez.

The bench.

URUGUAY

SOUTH AFRICA

Benni McCarthy.

ENGLAND

Team England is training in Irdning, Austria, another beautiful location. (I wish I had found more pics.)

Peter Crouch poses in front of the scenery.